Woman hit with 21 charges of prostitution just as Masters gets underway

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WNCN) — A North Augusta woman has been arrested on multiple charges of Prostitution.

Kristen Perry, of Maple Drive in North Augusta, was arrested Wednesday at 9 a.m., according to an Aiken County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.

Perry, age 26, is facing 21 charges of Sex/Prostitution 1st Offense. She is accused of placing ads on Backpage.com between December 2015 and February 2016 offering sex for money on the website, officials said.

The ads contained sexually suggestive photos and language such as “real pleasure, appointments, serious generous gentlemen, not…law enforcement, discreet private location, kinky fun, I’m in North Augusta, upscale entertainment, ready now, generous donations,’ as well as other terms and phrases, according to officials.

At least one of the ads contained language of “ready to meet gentlemen, must be white or donations will be higher.”

According to the arrest report, “Kristen Perry did place an advertisement on Backpage.com under the ‘escorts’ tab for the purpose of procuring or soliciting for the purpose of prostitution”.

The ads were accompanied by a phone number confirmed to belong to Perry, according to officials.

The IP address from which the ads were posted was traced back to her residence, authorities also said. A search warrant was executed at her home Wednesday and she was subsequently arrested, officials said.

The ads were were reportedly placed in December 2015, as well as January and February of this year, according to authorities.

The cost for her “services” was dependent on how much time the client wanted, according to the report.— WJBF-TV contributed to this report

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